.thedefensedeliversa spark to the season. an 0-5 start under marty schotten heimer had one glimmer of hope in the person of darrell green. the hall of famer made his first start of the year against the panthers and provided an inspiration al performance with seven so lo tackles. that inspiration did not spread to the other side of the ball right away. skins quarterback tony banks was having an awful day. prompting fans to serenade sonny jergen sen to come out of the broadcast booth and rescue the team. the panthers roll to a 14-0 lead early in the fourth quarter to have the less than faithful flee from their seats. >> he said, hey, man, y'all have got to score on defense. he said, no, go tell them. i wanted him to see me. like he is my dad. marco said, score. >> reporter: the "d" heard loud and clear. on the next defensive series, chris' pass to headrington. the second year linebacker hits the jets and 67 yards later, the skins are down just seven, with ten minutes to prlay. it was the offense's turn to get it on the next play. banks, to perfection. to gardner, 85 yards, ties the game at 1